Few Details on Google's Chrome App Store

Google is keeping plans for its Chrome App Store close to the vest for now.

Google is keeping plans for its Chrome App Store close to the vest for now.

Sundar Pichai, the director of product management for Google, told reporters Tuesday afternoon at its Google I/O conference here in San Francisco that Google will be "announcing all the possibilities for the store at a later date."

In response to reporters' questions, however, Pichai did say that, for now, the plan was to have the store launch with support just for Chrome and Chrome OS. Google is also in talks with other browser makers, he said.

Developers will receive 70 percent of the revenue from applications, which will be delivered in both paid and free forms. Google will also reveal the details of its monetization strategy in the future. Prices sounds like they may be on par with the Android market, with the average at about $2.99 or $3.99.

As for the Chrome OS, more details on that will be revealed "soon," Google executives said. Google is still on track to deliver Chrome OS, which is basically the Chrome browser surrounded by a minimal amount of code to get the browser online, by the end of the year.Back to top